Latest Updates for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Samsung Galaxy Y, even though released more than 2 years ago is still a popular device in many areas of the world. This means there are a lot of people eager to learn what are the latest updates for the Galaxy Y S5360 model. The truth is Samsung still releases stability updates for Galaxy Y, with the latest firmware dating from November 2013 (at the time of writing this article). With no more introduction, lets go ahead with the instruction on how you can update your Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.

How to update Galaxy Y S5360 to the latest firmware

Samsung Kies

The official method to update Samsung devices is using their proprietary software Kies. You can go ahead and download Samsung Kies and then run it. Use it to search for new updates and install them. You can find an in-depth tutorial about using Kies here.

Manually, using Odin

You can manually install a firmware on your device using the software called Odin. Usually you would want to do this to go back to the stock firmware, unroot or repair your device. This is only for experienced users. Here is a tutorial on how to use Odin to install official firmwares.

The latest firmwares for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

First of all, check your current firmware. Go to Settings>About phone and check out your ‘Android version’ and ‘Build number’. You should see something that looks like this “S5360XXMI1“. (The first two letters ‘XX’ are the region code, so the last 3 ‘MI1′ are the most important, which represent the current version of your firmware).

Below is a list with all countries and the current firmware released for that specific country. If you can see a match with your current build number it means you have the latest firmware installed. If you don’t see a match, the use Samsung Kies as mentioned above to search for the latest update and install it.